Isn't it the done thing for a certain faction of the membership to particpate on a ridiculously out-of-keeping bicycle or wearing some outlandish costume (or both)?
I've heard tales of riders on BMXs with aero-bars or wearing sombraros instead of aero helmets, is this correct?
I'm not suggesting for a moment that this is anything other than a very important event and should be approached with the uttmost seriousness but, well these stories are out there - the members need to know.
And if Paul Tunnell and Tamar are ridding a tandem dressed as rabbitts I'm calling Phil O'Connor again